WordPress plugin comparison
Category Excluder Widget vs Media Library Categories
Category Excluder Widget
by Tranons
100+ installs
Media Library Categories
by jeffrey-wp
20K+ installs4.2
At a glance
- Media Library Categories has more active installs: 20K+, against 100+ for Category Excluder Widget.
- On a typical day, Media Library Categories is downloaded about 114 times, Category Excluder Widget about 2.
- Category Excluder Widget has no reviews yet.
- Media Library Categories was updated more recently: Aug 22, 2026, against Mar 26, 2012 for Category Excluder Widget.
- Media Library Categories is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.3.2 for Category Excluder Widget.
- Category Excluder Widget has been around longer: since 2012, against 2013 for Media Library Categories.
Line by line
Media Library Categories leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Category Excluder Widget | Media Library Categories |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #16,654 | #1,246 |
| Active installs | 100+ | 20K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 26 | 3.1K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.2(52) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 3.3.2 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.87 |
| Last release | 14 years ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | – |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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